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Jan 2, 2015 · Jesus visits Gerasa. Mk 5:1-17 Jesus and his disciples arrive on the eastern side of the lake in the non-Jewish territory of Gerasa (or Gadara) (see 1 on Map 7). Jesus casts out a whole ‘legion’ of evil spirits from a man and they enter a herd of pigs. The pigs rush down the steep slope into the lake and are drowned.
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Jesus' intent to pass by the disciples as he walks upon the sea is part of a major theme in Mark wherein Jesus' identity is at once revealed and concealed. A number of commentators have noted an echo of Job 9:8 in the miracle.
Charles Swindoll: Jesus was finally getting a long-awaited quiet time alone. With the disciples heading across the northeastern quarter of the lake and the crowds dispersing, Jesus was able to slip away and climb one of the nearby hills in that secluded location.
This is a commanding order: Jesus urgently sent the disciples away in the boat with apparent instructions to meet Him on the other side. One reason is that He wanted time alone, truly by Himself, to go up on a nearby mountain to spend time in prayer.
Jan 4, 2022 · Mark tells us that, when the disciples saw Jesus walking on the lake, they thought He was a ghost. They cried out, because they all saw Him and were terrified (Mark 6:48–50). And this brings us to the second significant point of this miracle.
After He taught the parable of the sower, He went to a more private place with the Twelve and other disciples where He shared several other parables (Mark 4:10). The evening of that day (Mark 4:35), Jesus decided to go across the lake.
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Jesus sends the disciples back across the Sea of Galilee in a ship, while he remains behind to send the multitudes (fed and satisfied following their bread and fish) away. Jesus then walks up into a mountain to pray.
